Binny & Ronaldson Papers, 1805-1822 (inclusive).

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Binny & Ronaldson Papers, 1805-1822 (inclusive).

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The Binny & Ronaldson Papers contains correspondence relating to their type-founding firm, including letters from the noted publisher John Binns, and author Joel Barlow, as well as to their ceramics factory, the Columbian Pottery. The financial records hold material documenting both business and the pair's personal lives, such as invoices for the funeral and burial of Binny's first wife Elizabeth (d. 1812).

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Binny, Archibald, 1762-1838

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Archibald Binny (1762-1838), type founder, was a native of Portobello, near Edinburgh, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1796. James Ronaldson (1768-1842), also born near Edinburgh, arrived in America in spring 1794, and opened a bakery in Philadelphia in 1795. After losing his business in a fire in 1796, he joined Binny in partnership as Binny & Ronaldson type founders. Binny and Ronaldson were also partners in another endeavor, the Columbian Pottery, which was located on Ced...

Binny & Ronaldson

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Binny & Ronaldson was a type foundary in Philadelphia. The partnership was formed in November 1796. Archibald Binny retired in 1815, after selling his share of the business to James Ronaldson. Ronaldson retired in 1823. From the description of Ledgers, 1796-1798, 1798-1800, 1800-1801. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589338 ...

Columbian Pottery (Firm)

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Binns, John, 1772-1860

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Irish born American journalist; editor "Republican Argus"; Philadelphia alderman. From the description of Letter to A[sbury?] Dickens, 1824 August 9. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48823406 ...

Ronaldson, James, 1768-1842

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Binny & Ronaldson was a type foundary in Philadelphia. The partnership was formed in November 1796. Archibald Binny retired in 1815, after selling his share of the business to James Ronaldson. Ronaldson retired in 1823. From the guide to the Binny & Ronaldson ledgers, 1796-1798, 1798-1800, 1800-1801, 1796-1801, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812

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Poet, author, statesman, army chaplain, merchant, publisher, and lawyer. From the description of Joel Barlow collection, 1787-1887. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70953035 Barlow was an American poet and statesman. He served as American consul in Algiers and as Minister to France (1811-1812). From the description of Papers, 1775-1935. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122419312 From the description of Papers, 1775-193...